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17:47They're aware they're number one seeds, I mean number one picks.
17:53He's still very young.
17:58So one of three for Vincent on that trip.
18:00It's an eight-point game with two and a half to go.
18:03Mitchell shook Kisberg, but couldn't hit the three.
18:07Mitchell, to make that, Mobley gets the offensive rebound.
18:10And now the play from Merrill.
18:19Cleveland by 11.
18:23And if this is the version of Evan Mobley they're getting in the playoffs, I'm here for it.
18:29Kaminga knocks down a three.
18:32First point to the third for him, 17 for the game.
18:38Kisberg doing a good job denying Mitchell.
18:41Strews with a shot clock down to nine, puts it on the deck, and it's rejected by Daniels.
18:49Oh, you don't want to go near Dyson Daniels.
18:52Just watch Mobley go get something for his team.
18:55Okamu's actually got position.
18:57It's just, look at him go up and after this and create another possession, which turns into a three.
19:03I mean, those hustle plays, this has been the best version of him.
19:09Shot clock down to one, Mitchell has to hoist at the buzzer, and he hits again.
19:14Remember, he beat the buzzer, the game clock at the end of the first, at the end of the second,
19:20and now the shot clock near the end of the third.
19:27Daniels missed the floater, and an offensive foul is called.
19:33Strews, one of those guys willing to give up his body.
19:36Let's watch Donovan work.
19:38I mean, he understands, he's almost going to drop Corey Kispert, and just tough shot making.
19:48That little pullback dribble into the one-handed, one-footed three, come on, that's ridiculous.
19:54What a, what a, he came out a different player in this half in terms of aggression.
19:58Got 11 in the quarter, 25 on the night.
20:02Strews on the clock, in the layup.
20:03And the pass, surveying the top of the floor, Evan Mobley.
20:1139 points for Cleveland in the quarter, a Kongwu fouled by Mobley.
20:16Only his first.
20:18And a Kongwu will go to the line where he's two for two so far.
20:21He's got 17 points.
20:25He's doing it quietly, kind of like he's been doing all year.
20:29But, like a lot of these Hawk youngsters, have really grown over the course of the season.
20:36He's kind of one of the few players in the league with 75 steals, 75 blocks.
20:44Take a look at the upcoming national TV schedule.
20:47Prime video tomorrow.
20:48Jason Tatum back at Madison Square Garden for the first time since the Achilles injury in the playoffs last year.
20:55Celtics-Knicks, followed by Lakers-Warriors.
20:57Prime video Friday.
20:59It's a rematch, so to speak, in Atlanta between these two teams.
21:02And then Minnesota at Houston.
21:03Go to NBA.com for more.
21:05It's a magic number for the Celtics in the two-seed one.
21:08Maybe one and a half.
21:10They're at 54 and 25.
21:12New York owns the tiebreak.
21:13New York at 51 and 28.
21:16How about the win streaks, respectively?
21:19Four straight for Boston.
21:21Three straight for New York.
21:22The Garden will be electric.
21:24And New York has had to win those games to fend off Cleveland for that three-seed.
21:29The Cavs are a game back in the loss column as Mitchell is fouled.
21:35It's on Alexander Walker, his third.
21:38He's side out of bounds.
21:39The first in the last two minutes.
21:43Cleveland loses the tiebreaker with New York.
21:46So, essentially, the two-back.
21:48It looks, again, like it's going to be Hawks-Cavs in the first round.
21:52Games one and two being played here in Cleveland.
21:55Mobley couldn't get to that ball because it was intercepted by Alexander Walker.
22:02Kaminga, line dry, won't go.
22:06Settle for a couple of jump shots.
22:07You can see, like, it doesn't look fluid.
22:10The rotation doesn't look pretty.
22:13Powerful move by Donovan Mitchell.
22:18He has taken over this third quarter.
22:2113 in this frame.
22:2427 for the game.
22:30And that entry pass by Kaminga, way off the mark.
22:36Donovan Mitchell came out like a man possessed to start the third.
22:40He was aggressive as a scorer first, attacking downhill, making his three.
22:46His team came with him, and now he's keeping the foot on the gas pedal.
22:49Remember, he didn't take a shot in the first five minutes.
22:52Well, now he's 12 for 15.
22:54Can he beat the buzzer again?
22:56He did it at the end of the first and at the end of the second.
22:59Here he is with three.
23:00He gives it up this time to Spruce.
23:02And Spruce beats the buzzer with a three.
23:15He scores 13 of the 44 in the quarter for Cleveland.
23:21Oh, man, this guy is absolutely scintillating on the offensive end.
23:27Score it or assist it.
23:28Either way, he's money.
23:33The NBA Wednesday presented by State Farm here with Cleveland's Evan Mobley.
23:37Evan, you guys mashed the gas coming out of halftime.
23:40What was the conversation in the locker room?
23:42I think it started with the defensive side.
23:44We got a lot of stops, a lot of transition baskets, and it just made the game easier.
23:48What do you need to see more of from your team in the fourth quarter to close it out?
23:51Just keep playing this intense defense.
23:53Make it hard on them.
23:54Play half-court basketball and then push the pace.
23:57Thanks, Evan.
23:58Thank you.
23:59They really made it hard on them, Doris, in that third quarter with all the turnovers they forced.
24:03That's correct.
24:04Atlanta, eight turnovers in the third alone.
24:06Gave up 19 points off of those turnovers.
24:12Only seven baskets for Atlanta in that third quarter.
24:15Mobley fouled by Jalen Johnson, his fourth.
24:17And how about this one?
24:18And in the last 45 seconds of quarters, and Donovan Mitchell's a big part of this,
24:23Cleveland is outscoring Atlanta 13 to nothing.
24:26He had the two baskets at the end of the first, end of the second,
24:29and then the assist to Strews for a three at the end of the third.
24:33Now the lead is 18 for the Cavaliers in a game that Atlanta has to win.
24:38The Hawks win, and they're in the playoffs, but if they lose,
24:41they've got to play the Cavs again Friday.
24:42They're on the road Sunday in Miami.
24:45They can't really mess around here knowing they need one win.
24:47And as Kaminga hits a three.
24:52And so Orlando, it looks like Magic going to win the night,
24:56keeping their hopes alive of being in the top six.
24:59We've got Philadelphia, Toronto, Charlotte's not done.
25:03Out of bounds going to stay here with Atlanta.
25:08I mean, how about entering the last week of the season?
25:12It was at 19 of 20 seeds hadn't been necessarily completely set.
25:18That's crazy.
25:19One and two in the West are, but then you got three, four, five.
25:23The Lakers looked like they were certain to be three,
25:26but then the Reeves and Doncic injuries,
25:28and now, you know, can they even get home court in the first round?
25:33Alexander Walker again exchanging from the right to the left hand
25:37and finishing off glass.
25:39I mean, that was spectacular.
25:40I wouldn't want to have to make a living on that difficulty.
25:45I think we're seeing it again, though, with Alexander Walker
25:48that the ceiling is higher maybe than people realize.
25:52He's averaged over 20 this year as Johnson misses inside,
25:56but there might be another gear for Alexander Walker.
25:59Gets out of the way, trying to pull the chair up.
26:02Gay with the slot away, but there is Bobley
26:04facing down court to follow it up.
26:09I agree on Alexander Walker, though.
26:12Yeah, I thought he gained tremendous confidence
26:14from his play in the playoffs with Minnesota last year.
26:22Bingham misses the three.
26:24Bobley with 20, 13 rebounds, three blocks.
26:27Schroeder drives, cat the basket, and a foul.
26:29Cavaliers start to pull away.
26:41He just goes right at C.J., loses control briefly.
26:45Great concentration.
26:47And if there's a guy that you need to play in the playoffs
26:50for one reason or another,
26:51think about the big game experience he's had
26:54with the German national team.
26:56Euro basket over the years.
26:59And also in the NBA playoffs,
27:01started out with the Hawks, spent five years there,
27:05bounced around, was with Sacramento most recently.
27:10His role would be different here,
27:12but he's willing to push up and pressure in the playoffs,
27:16go full court, make a ball handler, change directions.
27:23Cleveland is outscoring Atlanta 50-25
27:27here in the second half.
27:29Down seven at halftime, but now an 18-point lead.
27:38Johnson just eight points, three of 13 shooting,
27:42and now 0 for four from three.
27:45Make it with the offensive rebound, though.
27:50Alexander Walker, it was knocked away by Ellis.
27:52Seven to shoot.
27:55This is what you need to do against Atlanta, too.
27:57You want to make them, you want to take them out of transition.
28:01Make them execute deep into the clock.
28:08Johnson working on Harden, leans in.
28:11Another miss, but he was fouled.
28:18Harden picks up the first one.
28:19Been a quiet night for Jalen Johnson.
28:21He's been so consistent this year.
28:24But it's been a struggle, just three for 14, eight points.
28:27He does have six assists and nine rebounds.
28:35Tonight's playoff push is brought to you by Advil.
28:38Look at the Eastern Conference standings.
28:40This is the 4-5 matchup right now.
28:43But again, you look, if Atlanta gets to 35 losses,
28:47they're not in the clear yet.
28:48Right.
28:49They just need one win, though, over the last two
28:51if they can't get it tonight.
28:54Cleveland locked into the top four and likely number four.
28:58Losing the tiebreaker with the Knicks.
29:02Mitchell hits a cutting Mowgli.
29:04Back out.
29:06Mitchell with the attack.
29:07That was blocked by Gay.
29:09Might have been on the way down.
29:11Kaminga in the open floor.
29:12Blew the layup.
29:14And then Daniels blew another one.
29:17McCollum.
29:18Kirby traveled.
29:19And finally, the ball goes in the basket.
29:21I don't know, Mitchell.
29:22Was that in the cylinder?
29:23That looked like it was close.
29:27Schroeder lost the ball.
29:29And it's turnover by the Cavaliers.
29:33Boy, I mean, Gay's closing speed as a shot blocker,
29:38you know, just watch him.
29:40You know, it was close, Dave.
29:42Like it started.
29:43Yeah, it sure did.
29:45Down.
29:45It sure did.
29:47The big sequence here for the Hawks.
29:49They have enough firepower.
29:51Only down 14.
29:52They need this one from Johnson.
29:54They don't get it.
29:54He's 0 for 5.
30:02Mitchell with 27 points.
30:11Stock clock down to 5.
30:13Harden left wide open.
30:15Unable to connect.
30:22McCollum off the bounce.
30:24And he gets the bounce.
30:26And a timeout by Cleveland with the lead down to 12.
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30:52It's just been some ridiculous shot making.
30:54Donovan Mitchell in this instance taking a quick peek at the shot clock,
30:58recognizing I've got another dribble.
30:59I can navigate slowly.
31:01Under the rest of the shot clock, CJ McCollum.
31:03Nothing for him.
31:04Walk off to the halftime.
31:06And then this one.
31:07I mean, I don't know how you make that.
31:10One leg.
31:12And, you know, you've touched on his emotion tonight.
31:15Feels like it's at a different level.
31:17He's usually fired up when things are going well.
31:19But we've seen several emphatic reactions after big-time shots.
31:23Kaminga gets the layup.
31:25And it's a 10-point game.
31:27You saw the big four there.
31:28The reason we showed you that for Cleveland,
31:30it's only the seventh game they've played together this year since the Harden trade.
31:36Trying to find the rhythm is the group.
31:38Right now, just two of them are on the floor together, Harden and Allen.
31:41Atlanta trying to come back in this one.
31:43A lot of pressure on the defensive end.
31:46It's an 8-0 Hawks run.
31:47And a strip by McCollum.
31:49He rips it away from Harden.
31:55Daniels.
31:57Gaze three.
31:58No good.
31:58It falls right to Johnson, but they're going to wave it off and call a foul.
32:03And that is five on Jalen Johnson.
32:05That foul was on number one, Jalen Johnson.
32:07See if Quinn Snyder keeps him on the floor.
32:09He's going to challenge it.
32:11So this will be a coach's challenge from Quinn.
32:18The ball was a push underneath by Jalen Johnson.
32:22Does he shove Harden here?
32:26Just didn't look like it.
32:27See the collision between Harden and Schroeder.
32:31Did he push with the left hand?
32:32We'll take another look.
32:35And Fox and the Spurs host Portland coming up next in Game 2 of our NBA Wednesday doubleheader.
32:41Meanwhile, the call on the floor stands.
32:44It's an unsuccessful challenge by Quinn Snyder.
32:48Enough contact there to be deemed more than marginable.
32:52A marginal and a fifth foul on Jalen Johnson.
32:58And the third team foul on the Hawks, who trail by 10.
33:05They were down by 18 earlier in the quarter.
33:07Allen got McCollum off his feet and throws it down.
33:15Five minutes into the final frame.
33:18Hawks win, and they're in.
33:19They need one win over their last three games to clinch a top-six playoff spot.
33:24McCollum from the mid-range.
33:25It's good.
33:29Donovan Mitchell getting his last rest here.
33:35Cleveland locked into a top-four spot.
33:37They will have home court in the first round, likely against this Hawks team.
33:40Three off the heel by Harden.
33:41Loose ball foul called on the Cavaliers.
33:47It's on Merrill.
33:48That is his fourth and the second team foul.
33:50So, dilemma here.
33:52You're going to react immediately to Sam Merrill,
33:55knowing the threat he is.
33:57One defender falls.
33:58But Allen's ability, Dave, to catch that.
34:02And, you know, under duress of bodies and wanting to know where he is
34:05and use a dribble, get to the cup.
34:07So important.
34:09Got a little bit of a kick out of CJ McCollum leaving his feet.
34:12Yeah.
34:13A pump fake of Allen.
34:14Right.
34:15I don't think he's going to block that.
34:16Alexander Walker, now 19 points.
34:18And here come the Hawks.
34:21Back with an eight.
34:28A very potent offensive team in Atlanta as Schroeder saved it for losing his balance.
34:36And now Allen, I mean, a call for three seconds.
34:39Wow, I tell you what, I mean, the number of things Dyson Daniels does on a possession, folks,
34:44he was pressuring James Harden at the start and is going to end up on the interior with
34:50Jared Allen fighting tooth and nail.
34:55Now, Atlanta with a chance to maybe get it down to five at the midway point of the fourth quarter.
35:02Daniels, driving kick.
35:04Kaminga thought about it, thought better of it.
35:06Now Alexander Walker hoisted hits a three.
35:10Alexander Walker's got 22.
35:14He has come alive here in the fourth quarter.
35:19And McCollum with the save.
35:20Daniels with the slam.
35:22It's a three-point game.
35:24Timeout Cavaliers.
35:26And this is all about the Atlanta defense.
35:28And what a job Dyson Daniels has done.
35:33And it's been consistent all night.
35:36Nikhil Alexander-Walker going to take a little pitch pass from Jonathan Kaminga.
35:41One dribble going to his left into the three-point.
35:45And again, Dyson Daniels a little stripped from behind.
35:49Sprint into transition.
35:56After Cleveland outscored Atlanta 44-20 in the third, it's 22-8 Hawks in the fourth.
36:03They're on a 17-2 run.
36:05It's a three-point game.
36:06Cavs relaxed.
36:08They've got four turnovers.
36:09And Dyson Daniels, the guy, never stops.
36:15And he's able to force a turnover there against Jared Allen.
36:19He's got four steals and a block.
36:21And it pinballs right back till he missed the shot.
36:24Gay the offensive rebound.
36:26Kaminga for the tie.
36:28Gay can't tip it in.
36:30Bodies hit the floor.
36:31Out of bounds.
36:32Dyson Daniels is going to stay with Atlanta.
36:33You can see, like, they're not guarding Dyson Daniels, which can make spacing and closing clunky.
36:38But if you're Quinn, he's giving you way too much on the defensive end.
36:43And to his credit, the young man stays active on offense.
36:47Get to the dunker.
36:49Stay screening.
36:50Keep moving the ball.
36:51Go into a dribble handoff if you catch it.
36:53Like, he is, I cannot, he has not stopped the entire game.
36:59Spent his first two years in New Orleans.
37:02Was the number eight overall pick.
37:03He's from Australia.
37:04Foul on Merrillitz.
37:06Number five on him.
37:07Second year for Daniels in Atlanta.
37:10He was the most improved player in a first-team all-defense a year ago.
37:13A rising star, along with Jalen Johnson.
37:16And Alexander Walker.
37:18Yes, it's year seven for Alexander Walker.
37:20He's 27 years old.
37:21But he's still a rising star.
37:24And now he's at the line here.
37:37Foul before the inbound.
37:39That's the reason for the free throw with nobody around the basket.
37:44And so a chance maybe to take the lead on this possession with a three.
37:52And it didn't look like he was ready for the inbound.
37:58He spins against Allen.
38:00Gay was up high.
38:01Couldn't get to it.
38:02Mobley with the rebound is 15th.
38:03But Gay's activity level has been a big part of this comeback.
38:08And Alexander Walker fronting Mobley down low.
38:12Harden sees it.
38:12And he's got the bigger Muhammad Gay defending him.
38:15He fouls Harden.
38:16He will go to the line.
38:18And that's his specialty, right?
38:21You get the switch.
38:22You get the big.
38:23And as athletic and mobile as Gay is.
38:28Once James gets into your body, I mean, it's over, folks.
38:32He's got the matchup he wants.
38:34Just watch how he gets into his body at the end.
38:36Just enough, right?
38:38Just the master of it.
38:41And he gets the first free throw.
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38:52James Harden is number six all-time in made free throws.
38:56And it's because of plays like we just saw.
38:59Knowing when the contact is coming, where the defender is.
39:05But that was his first free throw attempt of the game.
39:07And now two for two.
39:11Again, Jared Allen, the five man.
39:13The reason he can be in the paint.
39:15And you see Daniels, he's got to screen it.
39:17Now you've got to go into a dribble handoff.
39:19And Allen's just sitting in the paint.
39:21Alexander Walker high off the window.
39:24It drops with the left hand.
39:25How many times have we seen that tonight from him?
39:27Oh, my God.
39:28That is, he's against both bigs.
39:30Mitchell missed the layup.
39:32Knocked out of bounds.
39:33It will be Atlanta ball.
39:36How does Alexander Walker get the degree of difficulty of some of his shots?
39:41As I said, Allen is in the paint when that starts.
39:45Not even sure that hit the window.
39:47That was a tough angle.
39:49McCollum can't tie the game.
39:51Alexander Walker, by the way, is 10 in the quarter.
39:5325 for the game.
39:54Atlanta down two at the four-minute mark.
39:58Again, the switch this time is Jalen Johnson on Harden.
40:02And Harden straight on three.
40:03He's fouled.
40:04Johnson fouls out.
40:06A mistake by Jalen Johnson.
40:09Fouling out on a jump shooter.
40:12And James Harden, right on cue with what we're talking about, able to draw the fouls.
40:20Again, just dancing with the ball.
40:22And on those chippy toes, that is classic James Harden.
40:29I mean, he never, it's like his heels never hit the floor.
40:34He's tap dancing out there.
40:36If I'm defending him and he's up on his toes, I'm in full fear mode.
40:42So Johnson fouls out with 12 and 11.
40:46Four of 16 from the floor.
40:48And three free throws for Harden to extend the Cleveland lead.
40:54So Mark Spears did a story on James.
40:58You know, the last thing on his resume that he wants is his championship.
41:01So he's on the road about a month ago.
41:03Both buses head back to the hotel.
41:07And you know, the lone Cavalier who stayed in the away arena
41:11and shot for a full hour, James Harden.
41:17He's done everything else, but win the championship.
41:20Six-time first team, all-in the A.
41:24MVP, three-time scoring champ, two-time assist leader.
41:30He gets all the free throws there.
41:32Puts a lot of work in.
41:35And now five of five at the line, 21 points.
41:37The lead back to five.
41:38We have Alexander Walker on the sidestep three.
41:41Rebound Mobley, number 17.
41:46Atlanta's got within two a couple of occasions,
41:48but James Harden has been able to score on the other end or at the line.
41:55Harden driving on McCollum.
41:57He's doubled.
41:58Now Mitchell, five to shoot.
42:00Merrill to the corner and Mobley and his three are rounded out.
42:08Alexander Walker, what a shot with a right hand.
42:12It fell off the rim, though.
42:13Now Merrill on the other end.
42:17Harden, great look inside.
42:18Mobley grabbed by McCollum.
42:22And Mobley will go to the line as the Hawks are over the limit.
42:27Second foul against McCollum.
42:29And you have to foul.
42:31We talked in the first half about a weakness of the Hawks.
42:34Not a lot of size.
42:36Not a lot of rim protection.
42:39McCollum was athletic.
42:40He could do some things defensively, but rim protection a problem.
42:44And Johnson, of course, fouled out.
42:48What a night for Mobley.
42:5021 points, 17 rebounds, three blocks, three assists.
42:53He's a very good passer, but the free throw issues continue.
42:56He's five for nine.
43:04The 17 boards tie a season high for the fifth-year pro.
43:08It's been a great game for him.
43:10Like, this is the version of Evan Mobley
43:13that they need come playoff time.
43:16And not just the numbers, the intensity, the edge that he has.
43:20Very aggressive offensively.
43:21Gets the bounce on the free throw
43:23to push the lead to six with three to play.
43:26All right, Cleveland together as one.
43:28Again, this is the likely 4-5 matchup in the East.
43:31The Hawks are in the playoffs if they win this game.
43:35They need one more win to clinch.
43:37Cleveland has already got home court
43:39and a top-four finish in sure.
43:41McCollum gets the bounce to make it a four-point game.
43:45C.J. McCollum just attacking Sam Merrill.
43:48Sam, you know, stood him up,
43:50made him, you know, get to that second and third move.
43:53But C.J. very capable of creating his own.
43:57Alexander Walker watching James Harden
44:01is trying to cross him over.
44:04Harden, a couple of fancy dribbling,
44:07trying to get too fancy.
44:09Alexander Walker looks like they could have called
44:11a transition take foul on Harden.
44:13Kaminga with the smash.
44:15It's a two-point game.
44:18I love the toughness and resilience
44:21of this Atlanta Hawks team.
44:24Just outside, two minutes to go.
44:28Now it's Mitchell.
44:31Collum's got him on the switch.
44:32We'll see if Daniels helps.
44:34Shot clock at six.
44:35Merrill with airspace, but the three is way off.
44:39Atlanta can tie or take the lead.
44:44Alexander Walker just lost the ball.
44:48That's it.
44:49He had a quick shot earlier,
44:50a couple of possessions ago,
44:52then a miscue there.
44:54It's a tough stretch.
44:55Mitchell into the lane.
44:57Puts up the shot, and he's fouled.
45:01Two free throws coming up for Mitchell.
45:04We have seen James Harden, top of the floor,
45:07hurt a variety of different Hawks.
45:10He's dancing, toe-tapping,
45:11but a little mishandled.
45:13And Nikhil Alexander-Walker
45:16pushing it in transition back to Kaminga.
45:20Nicely done.
45:23I mean, just got loose right at the end.
45:26It allows Nikhil to get it.
45:29Fifth foul on Daniels.
45:31Mitchell now with 28 points.
45:34That's his first point of the fourth quarter.
45:36Lead is three.
45:47He's got 33 30-point games this year,
45:50six 40-point games.
45:59And now one shot in another 30-point night.
46:02Lead one by four.
46:0490 seconds to go.
46:12Alexander-Walker trying to get free from Merrill.
46:14Get handsy.
46:15He's got five fouls.
46:16McCollum's pull-up.
46:17No good.
46:18Rebound Allen.
46:24Big possession for the Cavs.
46:28Mitchell gets past Daniels.
46:30He's got to be careful.
46:31He's got five fouls instead.
46:32An offensive foul is called.
46:35Donovan Mitchell.
46:36Donovan twirled his finger for a review right away.
46:40Back bench is looking at it.
46:41They're going to use it.
46:43Yeah, they won their challenge in the first half,
46:45so they're awarded with another.
46:48Yeah, it looked, if anything, like it was on Daniels,
46:50not on Mitchell, right?
46:51But is Donovan Mitchell okay?
46:55He walked off a little bit gingerly.
47:03This is a different angle than we have,
47:05and from this angle,
47:06unless the contact by Daniels and the arm was in there first,
47:10maybe the call on the floor was correct,
47:12that it's a foul on Mitchell.
47:15So he reaches across the body of Donovan Mitchell first.
47:19After the reach is when you'll see Donovan pull his left arm up.
47:26I mean, this has taken some time,
47:28and it's an interesting one.
47:33He doesn't make contact on that left arm coming across the body.
47:40This is enormous.
47:50Upon review,
47:52the initial contact on the play is initiated by the defender,
47:55which disrupts the rhythm, speed, balance, and quickness of the dribbler.
47:59They're going to have a defensive foul.
48:01We have a successful challenge.
48:03Mitchell will be on the line.
48:04We'll see free throws.
48:05And Dyson Daniels is fouled out.
48:07He and Jalen Johnson,
48:08they're both done for the night.
48:11It's six percent of all.
48:13Rhythm, speed, balance.
48:20Both teams are out of challenges for the final minute, 13.
48:24And Donovan Mitchell, four of four at the line, 29 points.
48:26We'll have two free throws here
48:28to try and push the lead to six.
48:35If the defender makes contact,
48:38it pushes the ball handler off his line.
48:42We're going to call that.
48:44Okay.
48:45I think it's hard.
48:48I...
48:50The whistle didn't come there, though.
48:53Right?
48:54And I'm not sure he pushed him off his, his pack,
48:57out of his...
48:59Way to try to get to the basket.
49:0430 points for Mitchell.
49:07The 34th time this year,
49:09he's eclipsed the 30-point plateau.
49:12Second team All-NBA in 2023.
49:15First team last year.
49:16Certainly will be on one of the teams this year.
49:20Fourth in the league in 30-point games.
49:24This is part of it for Atlanta, right?
49:26They're so aggressive defensively.
49:28Fifth in steals, sixth in deflections,
49:31jump passing lanes,
49:32they score a ton of turnovers.
49:34But they,
49:35they bring a level of physicality
49:37to minimize or try to mask
49:39their interior weakness.
49:42Degree of difficulty
49:43very high on that Kaminga shot.
49:46And it's one and done for Atlanta.
49:51Two possession game
49:53inside a minute to go.
49:59Timer now at seven.
50:01Harden against Alexander Walker.
50:04Harden driving.
50:06Leaning in.
50:07Now backing up.
50:08Missing the shot.
50:09Rebound game.
50:11Hawks got to hurry.
50:14McCollum.
50:15Blocked by Harden.
50:17And then,
50:18out of bounds,
50:19last touch by Mitchell,
50:20trying to throw it off of Alexander Walker.
50:25Hawks have two timeouts.
50:29They're going to get Dean Wade
50:31back on the floor
50:32for the defensive possession.
50:33They'll sub out down to the Mitchell.
50:37Again,
50:38both Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels
50:40have fouled out.
50:41Sam Merrill,
50:42who is defending Alexander Walker,
50:43has five for Cleveland.
50:45Now on the switch
50:46underneath a Kong Wu.
50:48Good rotation by Cleveland
50:50defensively.
50:51Kaminga missed the layup.
50:53Bobley saves it to Harden.
50:54McCollum's got to foul him.
50:56They're down six.
50:58He doesn't.
50:59Cleveland gets it ahead.
51:01And now the Hawks
51:02are backing away.
51:03They will take the defeat.
51:08Atlanta will have to win
51:10one of the next two
51:11at home against Cleveland
51:13Friday or at Miami Sunday
51:15to clinch a playoff spot.
51:16The Cavs
51:19they definitely will have
51:20home court in the first round.
51:22Win again.
51:22Their 51st victory.
51:2451-29.
51:26Atlanta falls to 45-35.
51:29Donovan Mitchell
51:30for long stretches
51:31this ballgame.
51:32Most notably in the third
51:33when the game changed
51:35in their favor.
51:36He was the guy driving it.
51:4031 points for Donovan Mitchell.
51:4514 at halftime.
51:4813 in the third quarter.
51:51And a very efficient
51:5312-19 shooting for Mitchell.
51:59Bobley at 22 points.
52:01A season-high 19 rebounds
52:03and three blocks.
52:05James Harden had 21-25
52:07for Alexander Walker in defeat.
52:10And you know Donovan
52:12played for Quinn
52:13for all those years
52:14in Utah.
52:15Knows a lot of the guys.
52:17Let's check in with Alyssa.
52:19Donovan, Atlanta tried
52:20to come back in this one.
52:21What were you telling your team
52:22down the stretch
52:23to close it out?
52:24Just stay with it.
52:25This team has been playing
52:26phenomenal basketball.
52:27They've got a lot of talent.
52:29Just stay with it.
52:30You know,
52:31it's very tough
52:31to beat a team like this.
52:325-20.
52:33They're playing, you know,
52:34as well as we are
52:35for something.
52:35They're competing.
52:36You've got to give them credit.
52:37They battled for 48 minutes.
52:38But I told my guys,
52:39it's all mental.
52:40You know what I'm saying?
52:40It's all mental.
52:41Continue to find a way.
52:42This is a playoff-like atmosphere,
52:43a playoff-like game.
52:44And now,
52:45essentially,
52:45we win game two
52:46or game five
52:46and we've got to go down
52:47there for game six.
52:48So,
52:48that's how we're treating it.
52:49What did you see
52:50different from James
52:52offensively
52:53in the first half
52:53from the second half?
52:54The aggression level.
52:55I mean,
52:55even though he wasn't
52:56making shots tonight,
52:56we love all the looks.
52:57The same looks he's been getting,
52:58the same looks we love.
53:00Sometimes the ball doesn't go on.
53:01But he did a lot of other things.
53:03I mean,
53:07sometimes his presence
53:08is just good enough.
53:09You know what I'm saying?
53:09I think that's the biggest thing.
53:11And in the timeouts
53:11and the huddles,
53:12he's been that leader for us.
53:13So,
53:14just continuing to better ourselves
53:15and he's been a huge part of that.
53:17Speaking of presence,
53:18how about the presence
53:18from Evan Mobley tonight?
53:19Double-double.
53:20What did you see from him?
53:21I didn't know he had 19 rebounds.
53:23But that's what we need.
53:24And I told him,
53:25like,
53:25you know,
53:26that's the aggression
53:27we're going to need
53:27throughout the entire playoff.
53:29Looks like we'll probably see these guys.
53:30I mean,
53:30whatever happens,
53:31happens.
53:31But,
53:31like,
53:32if we play these guys,
53:32it's going to be the same thing.
53:33I need it every game.
53:34you know,
53:35the scoring is great,
53:36but my thing is the aggression.
53:37Continue to be aggressive
53:38on both ends of the 40.
53:39That's what he's doing.
53:40Thanks, Donovan.
53:40Congrats.
53:41Thank you.
53:42Alyssa,
53:4331 points.
53:44Pretty good night
53:45for a guy that didn't even take a shot
53:46the first eight and a half minutes
53:48of the game.
53:49James Harden had 14 of his 21
53:51in the second half.
53:53Mobley with the big night.
53:54Jared Allen solid as well
53:56as Cleveland beats the Hawks
53:58122 to 116.
54:01For Alyssa Lange
54:02and Doris Burke
54:02our entire outstanding ESPN crew.
54:05I'm Dave Pasch.
54:06So long from Cleveland.
54:08Don't forget,
54:09we got another game for you.
54:10Portland and San Antonio
54:11coming up.
54:12But right now,
54:12we're going to head back
54:13to the studio.
54:14Malika Andrews,
54:15Brian Winhurst,
54:16and Kendrick Perkins.
54:18Thank you.
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